Mailing-box.



C. J. ANDERSON. MAILING BOX.

APPLrcATioN FILED AUG.21. 1915.

1 1 9 l ,057. l Patented July 11, 1916.

UMTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. ANDERSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM J'. LAWSON, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MAILINGBox.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11,1916.

Application mea August 21, 1915. serial No. 46,693.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it kno-Wn that I, CHARLES J. Aiynnnson, a citizen of the United States, residing 1n Philadelphia- Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Mailing-Boxes, of

which the' following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvei ments in mailing boxes., particularly those is a perspective View, shovving-the-box made in accordance with my invention and having the cord Wrapped thereon and tied thereto; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the lline a-a, Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a sectional plan view on the line b-b, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective view; and Fig. 5` is a detached perspectiveview, showing the spool and the cord attached thereto.` I

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the body l lportion of the box made in the usual'manvso . cord 6.

spool 7 and is tied thereto, as in Fig. 5. The' ner and 2 is the lid. At the center of the lid, in the present instance, isa projection in the form of a button 3 around .which the cord is passed when it is Wrapped. At one end of the box, in the present instance, is a receptacle 4, formed by a casing 5 in which is a This cord is Wrapped around a endof-the cord extends through .an opening .8 at the side of the box. After the goods have been packed ready for delivery or ship-A ment, the-cord is drawn out of the box, freely unwinding from the spool, and .is4 thon wrapped around the box in any suitable manner and around the'button-as an anchor,

. preferably as shown in Fig. 1, and is tied at the button or at the opening-8in the box in such a manner that, in case of inspection, the cordcan be unfastened and unwound so that the lid Acan be removed and the contents f examlned, after which the cord can be replaced.

The length of the cord is proportionate to the size of the box, consequently there is no undue Waste and a great saving Will result by the use of a' box of this character, particularly in establishmentswhere a large numberA of 4Inail orders are sent out daily.

The cord is valways available and is of proper length to secure the box for mailing purposes. 'In some instances, instead of the spool, other means lof fastening and for retaining the'xed end of the cord may be used Without departing from the essential features of the invention, but I prefer to use the spool as it is more readily applied and glves a firm anchorage for the cord when the end is drawn from the box.

AWhile I have shown the receptacle at one end of the bottom of the box, it may be at the center of the box, or may be carried by the lid without departing from the spirit 'of the invention. The button, or its equivalent, may be located at any point on thelid or the body of the box. i

In some types of boxes, it ma be preferable to locate the spool or cord in the lid of the box so as to leave the body of the box entirely free for packing purposes.

1. The combination of a box having a body porti-on and a lid; a receptacle at one end of'the body portion, the body. portion having an opening communicating With the receptacle; and a retaining cord located within the receptacle and having one end anchored to the box so that one end of the cord can be Withdrawn from the box through the opening and Wrapped around the box and secured.

2. The combination of a box having a body portion and a lid, the body portlon having a receptacle at one end; a spool within the receptacle; a cordwrapped around the spool and attached thereto; and an'opening i in the box through which one end of the cord extends so that the cord can be drawn and wrapped around the box.

3. The combination in a box, of a body portion and a lid; a receptacle at one end of the body portion; a hol'e in the body portion communicating with the receptacle; a spool Within the receptacle; a cord wrapped around the spool and attached threto, thel free end of the cordextending through the opening; and a button on the lid for an- CHARLES J. ANDERsoN.

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